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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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